governor romney and president obama spending time gearing up for their second debate. that will be tuesday night at hofstra university in new york. president obama tonight is in virginia. more on him in a moment. we begin with governor romney in ohio at this hour focusing on that important swing state. ohio with 18 electoral votes. crucial if the governor wants to win next month. you may have heard by now no republican has ever won the white house without taking ohio. governor romney began his day in the buckeye state with debate preparation before attending a pair of rallies where he continued to fire up supporters appearing to still build on the success and momentum he accomplished at the first presidential debate. here he is from just about an hour ago. >> i love america. i believe in america. i believe in you. i believe we are coming back. but i need your help as well. i need you to vote. i need you to get other people vote from barack obama to come join our team. if we get ohio we will be able to take back america and keep it strong. >> campaign carl cameron begin